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Eninka, 13

John Cage American
Publisher Crown Point Press American
1986
Not on view
John Cage centered the use of chance, unconventional materials, and collaboration in both his music and art. With Eninka, he radically challenged the conventions of printmaking by using unorthodox materials and techniques to create series of monotypes, or what the printer and publisher Kathan Brown termed "unique impressions." To create the works, Cage burned newspapers on the bed of the printing press and then ran it through the press with a damp sheet of paper on top. Cage also used a metal circle found at a junkyard to brand the sheet, its location changing with each work.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Eninka, 13
  • Artist: John Cage (American, Los Angeles, California 1912–1992 New York)
  • Publisher: Crown Point Press
  • Date: 1986
  • Medium: Monotype with burned, smoked, and branded paper on gampi handmade paper chine colle
  • Dimensions: 24 1/4 × 18 5/8 in. (61.6 × 47.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Bertha and Isaac Liberman Foundation Gift, 2026
  • Object Number: 2026.341
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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